The Osceola times., 1887-09-10
MISCELLANEOUS.


A RIPPLE OF excitement has been caused
at Washington by the report Of an assault
by Judge Zubia upon United States Con-
sul.General Brigham.
TREASURY Department officials estimate
that the reduction in the public debt dur
ing the past month will be shout 5000 200
This comparatively light monthly reduc-
tion is accounted for by the unusual heavy
pension draft for August which amounted
TO fully SI6,000,O00.
q. W. WILKINS, an extensive lumber
dealer and boat bnilder. of Kittaning, Pa,
who recently made an assignment, has
fed TO Canada. lie writes that he is now
In Toronto aud will not return unless a
proposition for the compromise which he
has made to his creditors is accepted.
The Commercial Cable Company has
reduced It's rates.
ENGLAND and Belgium have reached
serious point in their fishery dispute.
MICHAEL BUTLER, discharged keeper
of the Insane asylum on Wards Island,
N. y, states that ont of l,,50 inmates Of
the asylum 800 Of them are perfectly sane
and 900 harmless.
A PETITION has been filed In the General
Land Office by citizens OF White Pine
County, New, accompanied by resolutions
passed at a public meeting asking the In
tervention of the land depar tment to pro-
tect settlers against the unlawful appro.
priation of the public domain by foreign
sheep -rasers
THE present troubles in Cuba are shid to
be due to the efforts OF General Marin to
break up dishonesty in the Havana Gus.
tom-house.
A RuMoR is current in European cap.
itals that the Czar of Russia and the En-.
peror of Germany are soon to meet at
Stettin.
The public debt, less cash In the treas
ury, is now Il ,sG9, 1896. II was reduced
during August sl,S1,415.
IN consequence of the iil.treatmept, of
Jews at Novgoroe, Russia, General Bara-
noff has sent circulars to the authorities
ordering them TO adopt stringent meas
ures against yiolators of the law and to
guarantee safety TO all subjects of the
Car, without distinction.
| ADvIcEs from Teheran say IL is reported
that Ayoub Khan is still in Persian terri.
tory and is try ing to enter Afghanistan.
LATEST reports from the Tonto Basin,
Arizona, say that eleven persons had been
killed In the feuds which distract that re-
gion.
On the Ist the cruiser Boston made
satisfactory trial trip In run of six
hours she made fourteen and one-half
knots and her engines showed an indicated
horsepower Of 4,26i, whereas size was
supposed TO show $500.
The action Of the Secre. Service Depart.
ment regarding business college currency
has called out large number of inquiries
from commercial colleges all over the
country. Samples Of currency are sent in
most cases 10 Chief Clerk Brooks, who
passes on them. pointing out any objec-
tionable features.
On the LIST tho collector OF customs at
Suspension Bridge, n. ", seized the
Canadian steamer Hastings at Lewiston
for violation Of the navigation laws in
carrying passengers between Lewiston and
Olcott, two American ports.
DURING the month OF August the total
coinage executed at the mints Of the
United States was a,2s2, 900 pieces of the
value of S.l,303,3oo OF this amount $780,.
600 were half eagles. S2.970,000 standard
silver dollars, $4,000 dimes and $,s,30o
minor coin. The total gold coinage was
100000 and the total silver $3,1Gi,000.
AS dinner was about to I've served at the
Walnut Street House, Cincinnati, on the
lst, twelve of the negro princes Of the tip
and napkin went out on a strike for higher
wages. They had BEEN getting sixteen
dollars . month, board and lo4ging, and
wanted two dollars mora and tAs Per.
aolelteS. Ihe prupristQ saId aNAa